# inkbox

The plugin gives Claude Code agents access to Inkbox identities, email, phone features, and an encrypted vault. Use it when an agent needs its own communication identity.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 103
- Author: inkbox-ai
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/inkbox-ai/inkbox
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/inkbox

## What it does

Inkbox provides an agent identity with a mailbox, phone number, contacts, notes, and an encrypted vault. Through Inkbox, an agent can send and read email, place calls, and exchange text messages. The vault can hold credentials and keys.

The plugin bundles skills for the TypeScript SDK, Python SDK, and CLI. API access requires an Inkbox key, available from the Inkbox Console. Some channels have extra prerequisites: for example, an identity must support iMessage, and the recipient must first connect through the shared triage line before an iMessage reply.

Companion mode is off by default. It requires active, exact permissions for both inbound and outbound communication; domain-level allowances do not qualify. That requirement matters when setting up access to group conversations.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install inkbox@claude-community
```

## When to use it
- create an agent identity with a mailbox
- send email and check incoming messages
- place a call or send a text message
- store API keys and other credentials in an encrypted vault

## Example prompts
- Create the `my-agent` identity and send an email to the user.
- Show recent email for the `my-agent` identity.
- Place a call from `my-agent` to `+15551234567`.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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# Inkbox

https://inkbox.ai

[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/inkbox)](https://pypi.org/project/inkbox/)
[![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@inkbox/sdk)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@inkbox/sdk)
[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-blue.svg)](LICENSE)

API-first communication infrastructure for AI agents — email (with custom sending domains), phone, identities, encrypted vault (login credentials, API keys, key pairs, SSH keys, OTP, etc.), and tunnels (expose a local server at a public URL via outbound HTTP/2).

| Package | Language | Install |
|---|---|---|
| [`inkbox`](./sdk/python/) | Python ≥ 3.11 | `pip install inkbox` |
| [`@inkbox/sdk`](./sdk/typescript/) | TypeScript / Node ≥ 22 | `npm install @inkbox/sdk` |
| [`@inkbox/cli`](./cli/) | CLI / Node ≥ 22 | `npm install -g @inkbox/cli` |

## Companion mode

Companion mode is off by default and separate from whitelist/blacklist settings.
An eligible sender can introduce the agent to a group by sending a qualifying
message there. Eligibility requires active exact email, number, or Slack-account allow rules for
both inbound and outbound communication, either one Both rule or two applicable
one-way allows. It is per normalized identifier and channel, not per saved contact;
phone and iMessage share one policy. Domain allowances, default access, contact
visibility, and access through another Companion conversation do not qualify.

Multiple senders may qualify. The first qualifying message activates the group;
listing an eligible participant is insufficient, and additional eligible senders
do not repeat initialization. Continued access depends on the actual trigger
sender's permissions and membership, without transferring to another participant.
Blocks and existing sending requirements still apply. The SDKs load complete
authorized history into one bounded initialization transcript before live turns.

An administrator can set `enabled=true` before any eligible sender or channel
resource exists. This saves the preference; per-channel readiness reports unmet
prerequisites, including `bidirectional_allow_required`, independently of the
enabled setting. Configuration contains enabled state, revision, readiness, and
optional notices. See the [Companion mode guide](https://inkbox.ai/docs/capabilities/companion-mode).

- [Python: `client.companion.load_initialization`](./sdk/python/README.md#companion-mode)
- [TypeScript: `client.companion.loadInitialization`](./sdk/typescript/README.md#companion-mode)
- [Rust: `client.companion().load_initialization`](./sdk/rust/README.md#companion-mode)
- [CLI: `inkbox identity companion`](./cli/README.md#companion-mode)

## Cursor plugin

**Status:** Pre-release and under repository review; not yet submitted to or
available in the Cursor Marketplace.

This repository includes an MCP-only Cursor plugin package that connects to
`https://inkbox.ai/mcp/cursor`. After Marketplace publication, install
**Inkbox** from Cursor's **Customize** view, enable the Inkbox MCP server, and
select **Connect** to authorize an organization and identity in the browser. No
API key, client secret, local process, or bundled Cursor skills are required.

---

## Quick Start

Get an API key from the [Inkbox Console](https://inkbox.ai/console), then:

### Python

```python
from inkbox import Inkbox

with Inkbox(api_key="ApiKey_...") as inkbox:
    # Create an agent identity with a linked mailbox
    identity = inkbox.create_identity("my-agent", display_name="My Agent")
    identity.provision_phone_number()  # provisions a local number

    # Send an email
    identity.send_email(
        to=["user@example.com"],
        subject="Hello",
        body_text="Hi from my agent!",
    )

    # List recent emails
    for msg in identity.iter_emails():
        print(msg.subject, msg.from_address)

    # Place a phone call
    call = identity.place_call(to_number="+15551234567")

    # Send a text message (SMS/MMS); pass a list for group MMS.
    identity.send_text(to="+15551234567", text="Hi from my agent!")

    # Read text messages
````
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